Film Academy Apologizes For Failing To Defend Oscar-Winner Hamdan Ballal After Detention By Israeli Forces
Sunday, 30 March 2025 () The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences faces backlash for not initially supporting Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal, who was detained by Israeli police in the West Bank.
"I felt like these were the last moments of my life." Palestinian filmmaker and Oscar winner for the documentary "No Other Land", Hamdan Ballal, recalls the events of 24 March in which he was arrested by Israeli police after being "brutally" attacked by settlers in his village of Susya, south of the...
Hamdan Ballal, one of the Oscar-winning directors of 'No Other Land', has been released by Israeli authorities after he was detained last night following clashes in the West Bank.
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One of the co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land' was injured and detained after a conflict that took place on the West Bank. Israeli director Yuval Abraham claimed on X that a..
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Oscar-winning filmmaker attacked by Israeli settlers, arrested by army
Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was attacked by Israeli settlers and later detained by the military in the..
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Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal and two others were released by Israeli authorities after being detained in the West Bank. Their arrest followed an assault... IndiaTimes
According to the outlet, the Academy released a statement on Wednesday condemning "harming artists," but did not name Palestinian director Ballal in it who was... Mid-Day
Sunday, 30 March 2025 ()
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